Do not focus on the meaning of the word, just focus on the sound /b/.
| Practice |
Vowels/Diphthongs |
Rhyme with |
| /bæf/ |
/æ/ |
hat
(/h'æt/), dad (/d'æd/), cat (/k'æt/), fat (/f'æt/), vat (/v'æt/) |
| /bef/ |
/e/ |
leg
(/l'eɡ/), beg (/b'eɡ/), ten (/t'en/), when (/ʰw'en/), hen (/h'en/) |
| /bɪf/ |
/ɪ/ |
tip
(/t'ɪp/), dip (/d'ɪp/), dig (/d'ɪɡ/), pig (/p'ɪɡ/), big (/b'ɪɡ/) |
| /bɒf/ |
/ɒ/ |
not
(/n'ɒt/), what (/ʰw'ɒt/), hot (/h'ɒt/), jot (/dʒ'ɒt/), job (/dʒ'ɒb/) |
| /bʌf/ |
/ʌ/ |
some
(/s'ʌm/), come (/k'ʌm/), nut (/n'ʌt/), hut (/h'ʌt/), hub (/h'ʌb/), hum
(/h'ʌm/) |
| /beɪf/ |
/eɪ/ |
day
(/d'eɪ/), gay (/ɡ'eɪ/), date (/d'eɪt/), paid (/p'eɪd/), weight (/w'eɪt/),
wait (/w'eɪt/) |
| /bi:f/ |
/i:/ |
bee
(/b'i:/), key (/k'i:/), deep (/d'i:p/), heap (/h'i:p/), green (/ɡr'i:n/) |
| /boʊf/ |
/oʊ/ |
go
(/ɡ'oʊ/), so (/s'oʊ/), show (/ʃ'oʊ/), row (/r'oʊ/), low (/l'oʊ/) |
| /bu:f/ |
/u:/ |
too
(/t'u:/), who (/h'u:/), blue (/bl'u:/), chew (/tʃ'u:/), shoe (/ʃ'u:/), pull
(/p'u:l/) |
| /bju:f/ |
/ju:/ |
you
(/ju:/), fuel (/fj'u:əl/), beauty (/bj'u:ti/), |
| |
/ɑ:ʳ/ |
bar
(/b'ɑ:ʳ/), far /f'ɑ:ʳ/, jar (/dʒ'ɑ:ʳ/), are (/ɑ:ʳ/), tar (/t'ɑ:ʳ/) |
| |
/eəʳ/ |
fair
(/f'eəʳ/), hair (/h'eəʳ/), dare (/d'eəʳ/), care (/k'eəʳ/), rare (/r'eəʳ/),
pair (/p'eəʳ/), air (/'eəʳ/), bear (/b'eəʳ/) |
| |
/ɜ:ʳ/ |
word
( /w'ɜ:ʳd/), hurt (/h'ɜ:ʳt/), first (/f'ɜ:ʳst/), work (/w'ɜ:ʳk/), bird
(/b'ɜ:ʳd/), search (/s'ɜ:ʳtʃ/), third (/θ'ɜ:ʳd/), firm (/f'ɜ:ʳm/), fur
(/f'ɜ:ʳ/), world (/w'ɜ:ʳld/) |
| |
/ɪəʳ/ |
dear
(/d'ɪəʳ/), fear (/f'ɪəʳ/), clear /kl'ɪəʳ/, cheer (/tʃ'ɪəʳ/), here (/h'ɪəʳ/),
hear (/h'ɪəʳ/), ear (/'ɪəʳ/), beer (/b'ɪəʳ/) |
| /baɪf/ |
/aɪ/ |
buy
(/b'aɪ/), my (/maɪ/), bye (/b'aɪ/), why (/ʰw'aɪ/), hi (/h'aɪ/), try
(/tr'aɪ/), sign (/s'aɪn/) |
| /bəf/ |
/ə/ |
ago
(/əɡ'oʊ/), agree (/əɡr'i:/), facility (/fəs'ɪlɪti/), apology (/əp'ɒlədʒi/),
astronomy ( /əstr'ɒnəmi/), about (/əb'aʊt/), above (/əb'ʌv/), ample /'æmpəl/,
temple (/t'empəl/), assemble (/əs'embəl/) |
| |
/əʳ/ |
proper
(/pr'ɒpəʳ/), doctor /d'ɒktəʳ/, socker (/s'ɒkəʳ/), rocker (/r'ɒkəʳ/), together
(/təɡ'eðəʳ/) |
| |
/aɪəʳ/ |
hire
(/h'aɪəʳ/), fire (/f'aɪəʳ/), desire (/dɪz'aɪəʳ/), require (/rɪkw'aɪəʳ/), |
| /bʊf/ |
/ʊ/ |
look
(/l'ʊk/), book (/b'ʊk/), took (/t'ʊk/), cook (/k'ʊk/), put (/p'ʊt/), pull
/p'ʊl/, bull (/b'ʊl/) |
| |
/ʊəʳ/ |
ensure
(/ɪnʃ'ʊəʳ/), tour (/t'ʊəʳ/), sure (
/ʃ'ʊəʳ/), insure (/ɪnʃ'ʊəʳ/) |
| |
/j'ʊəʳ/ |
cure
(/kj'ʊəʳ/), pure (/pj'ʊəʳ/), procure (/prəkj'ʊəʳ/), secure (/sɪkj'ʊəʳ/),
obscure (/ɒbskj'ʊəʳ/) |
| |
/aʊəʳ/ |
our
(/aʊəʳ/), hour (/'aʊəʳ/), power (/p'aʊəʳ/), tower (/t'aʊəʳ/), flour
(/fl'aʊəʳ/), shower (/ʃ'aʊəʳ/) |
| /bɔ:f/ |
/ɔ:/ |
saw
(/s'ɔ:/), call (/k'ɔ:l/), hall (/h'ɔ:l/), law (/l'ɔ:/), ball (/b'ɔ:l/) |
| |
/ɔ:ʳ/ |
nor
(/nɔ:ʳ/), core (/k'ɔ:ʳ/), bore (/b'ɔ:ʳ/), door (/d'ɔ:ʳ/), shore (/ʃ'ɔ:ʳ/),
lord (/l'ɔ:ʳd/) |
| /baʊf/ |
/aʊ/ |
now
(/n'aʊ/), cow (/k'aʊ/), how (/h'aʊ/), found (/f'aʊnd/), ground (/ɡr'aʊnd/),
wow (/w'aʊ/), owl /'aʊl/ |
| /bɔɪf/ |
/ɔɪ/ |
toy
(/t'ɔɪ/), boy (/b'ɔɪ/), soy (/s'ɔɪ/), void (/v'ɔɪd/), joy (/dʒ'ɔɪ/), coy
(/k'ɔɪ/) |
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